Dr Tim Schepers, MD, PhD, Trauma Surgeon, Associate Professor Trauma Unit, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Dr Schepers is an author on a paper in the December 2023 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Functional outcome of routine versus on-demand removal of the syndesmotic screw: a four-year follow-up

Bone Jt Open. 2023;4(12):957–963.

Dr Tim Schepers studied medicine in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Since August 2012 he has been working as a trauma surgeon, specializing in complex foot and ankle trauma, at the Amsterdam UMC location Meibergdreef, a Level-1 trauma centre.

Dating from 2004, when he first started his research endeavours, Dr Schepers has been fascinated with complex foot and ankle trauma, and the complexity and significant impact on patients intrigued him. Thus far this has led to approximately 200 peer-reviewed international and national publications on the subject, including several book chapters. The main focus of these publications has been improving patient satisfaction and decreasing complication rates, which often implies disproving what he had been taught for many years.

Dr Schepers is a frequent guest lecturer around the world at meetings, and he is part of the Foot and Ankle Expert Group of the AO Foundation. He has participated in the writing of Dutch foot and ankle fracture guidelines, and is currently working on the Dutch complex foot injury guidelines.

Dr Sabba A Hussain, BSc (Hons) MBBS (Dist), Academic Year 2 Foundation Doctor, St George’s Hospital, London, UK.

Dr Hussain is an author on a paper in the November 2023 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

A ‘Hub and Spoke’ Shared Care initiative for CTEV Ponseti service: delivering high standards according to the British Consensus Statement combined with geographical accessibility

Bone Jt Open. 2023;4(11):865–872.

Dr Sabba Hussain is an Academic Foundation Doctor working in St George's Hospital in London. She completed her studies at King's College London and Imperial College London, where she went on to win numerous prizes and grants, including winning the Charles Power Prize for the highest score in the BSc, Dean’s List, and graduating Medicine with a Distinction.

She has developed a keen research interest in paediatric orthopaedics through her Trauma and Orthopaedics rotation, and is planning to apply for surgical training. She is currently leading as the Associate PI for a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)-funded study investigating imaging in paediatric osteomyelitis at her hospital under the supervision of Miss Yael Gelfer, and is working on projects related to clubfoot and spina bifida. She has presented her work at numerous national and international conferences along the way. Sabba also enjoys teaching, taking an active role in organizing and delivering sessions and programmes for medical students.

In her spare time, Sabba enjoys hiking and travelling, watching tennis, painting, and spending time with her family and friends.

Mr Alexander Abouharb, BSc, Medical Student, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.

Mr Abouharb is an author on a paper in the October 2023 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

National variation in prophylactic antibiotic use for elective primary total joint replacement: an analysis of guidelines across hospitals and trusts in the UK

Bone Jt Open. 2023;4(10):742–749.

Mr Alexander Abouharb is a fourth-year Medical Student at the University of Leeds. He previously intercalated in Surgical Design, Technology and Innovation at Imperial College London. During this period, he conducted qualitative research at the MSK Lab led by Professor Justin Cobb, exploring surgical decision-making in elective primary total hip arthroplasty.

Alex has a strong academic interest in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, and is an active student researcher, collaborating with Professor Hemant Pandit and other members of the Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine. His research interests are major trauma, lower limb arthroplasty, osteosarcoma, and soft tissue knee surgery. He has presented orthopaedic research at several national conferences, most recently at the 2023 Edinburgh School of Surgery Undergraduate Student Research Symposium, and has previously published in The Journal of Arthroplasty. Alex also has a strong interest in medical education, having published an article on total knee arthroplasty on the Geeky Medics website, alongside being Co-President of the Leeds branch of Polygeia, a medical student-led Global Health Thinktank.

In his spare time, Alex enjoys vinyl DJing, electronic music, boxing, and supporting the mighty Tottenham Hotspur.

Mr Kevin Lim, FRCS(Eng.), FRCSEd(Orth), MBA, Chairman, Division of Surgery & Senior Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Singapore.

Mr Lim is an author on a paper in the September 2023 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

How well do we assess the adequacy of bending films in scoliosis? Introducing the T1-45B method for assessing the adequacy of bending films

Bone Jt Open. 2023;4(9):689–695.

Mr Kevin Lim is a paediatric orthopaedic and scoliosis surgeon. He completed a clinical fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto in 2005 and visited centres in New Zealand and Japan to hone his skills in paediatric spine surgery.

A clinical associate professor at all three medical schools in Singapore, Kevin is also examiner for the FRCSEd(Orth) and is the Singapore (country) representative for the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Kevin’s research interests are in paediatric spine and trauma. At the 32nd European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting In 2013, he won the John Sharrard Award for best clinical paper.

An advocate for the social services, Kevin is Vice-President of the National Council of Social Service, and Emeritus Chairman at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore.

Dr Arwel Poacher, MBBCh, BSc, Academic Core Trainee, Trauma Department, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.

Dr Poacher is an author on a paper in the August 2023 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

The impact of the introduction of selective screening in the UK on the epidemiology, presentation, and treatment outcomes of developmental dysplasia of the hip

Bone Jt Open. 2023;4(8):635–642.

Dr Arwel Poacher is currently an ST1 in Orthopaedics, training in the Welsh Clinical Academic Track in the University Hospital of Wales. He aims to undertake a PhD in the next few years and is currently seeking funding opportunities whilst being involved in research alongside his clinical training. His main research interests include the paediatric hip, the use of mesenchymal stem cells in cartilage tissue engineering, and surgical education. These research interests have led to high-quality outputs with 15 published articles and 31 academic prizes, including being awarded the ASIT medal as a first-year doctor.

Arwel was a dean’s list medical student at Cardiff University, where he also intercalated in Biomedical Science (Anatomy) BSc, graduating top of his year and receiving the Alfred Hughes Memorial Medal. Arwel has received funding grants from the Wolfson Institute and the Wellcome Trust to support his research interest, and has a keen desire to improve the lives of people through his work.

Outside of work, Arwel is a keen rugby player, traveller, and motorcyclist, and is particularly proud of founding the 'save a mate' program that aims to teach basic life support and first aid to secondary school children in Wales.

Mr Kunal D. Roy, MS (Orth), MRCS (Eng), Specialty Registrar in Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.

Mr Roy is an author on a paper in the July 2023 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

A comparative analysis of interobserver reliability and intraobserver reproducibility of the Oswestry-Bristol Classification and the Dejour Classification for trochlear dysplasia of the knee

Bone Jt Open. 2023;4(7):532–538.

Mr Kunal Roy is a registrar on the Welsh Orthopaedic training rotation and is currently based at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. He completed his initial training in Orthopaedics at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Mumbai and moved to the UK to work in the NHS.

Kunal completed a postgraduate certificate course in Clinical Research from Newcastle University, and has published and presented his research work at various national and international platforms. His research interests include trauma, soft-tissue orthopaedic surgery, and digital innovation in orthopaedics, and his featured article focuses on decision-making around patellofemoral instability, comparing the classifications for trochlear dysplasia.

Kunal has recently worked as a core member of the organizing committee for the successful Welsh Orthopaedic Society Annual Conference 2023. He is a keen teacher and has been active in organizing various scientific events, courses, and workshops in orthopaedics both regionally and nationally.

Outside of work, Kunal loves spending time with his family, reading fiction, and strumming his guitar. He is a foodie, and loves travelling and trying out diverse cuisines.

Dr Nirav K. Patel MD, MSc, FRCS (Orth), FRCSC, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Dr Patel is an author on a paper in the June 2023 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Prediction of suitable outpatient candidates following revision total knee arthroplasty using machine learning

Bone Jt Open. 2023;4(6):399–407.

Dr Nirav Patel is an Adult Reconstruction Surgeon and an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He attended medical school at the University of Birmingham, UK, and completed his orthopaedic training at North West Thames Rotation, London, during which he earned a master’s degree at the University of Bath.

Dr Patel is US fellowship trained in Adult Reconstruction at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Trauma at VCU, and Sports Medicine at the Rothman Institute. He is a Fellow and board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr Patel’s clinical and research interests include preoperative optimization, enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), return to sport, and knee stiffness.

Dr Patel has multiple peer-reviewed publications, national/international presentations, and book chapters, having established the VCU Adult Reconstruction research group. Dr Patel also serves on the editorial board for The Journal of Arthroplasty and is an abstract reviewer for the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) annual meeting.

Dr Ran Schwarzkopf, MD, MSc, Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.

Dr Schwarzkopf is an author on a paper in the May 2023 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Multiply revised TKAs have worse outcomes compared to index revision TKAs

Bone Jt Open. 2023;4(5):393–398.

Dr Ran Schwarzkopf graduated summa cum laude from both his Bachelor of Science degree and Master’s degree in biomedical engineering programmes at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, where he later graduated as valedictorian of his medical class. After an orthopaedic surgery residency at the Hospital for Joint Diseases — now NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital — Ran completed a fellowship in adult reconstruction surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

Ran has had the privilege to train and learn from the founders of the field of joint replacement surgery. His practice at NYU Langone focuses specifically on caring for people with hip and knee conditions.

Ran is the Director of the NYU Adult Reconstruction Research Center. His research interests include both clinical and basic science, and he is involved in outcome research in total joint replacement and total joint biomechanics. Among his awards and grants, he has received a grant from the Orthopaedic Research and Education Fund (OREF) to explore patients' risk aversion from new technologies in total joint replacement, and an AAHKS FARE grant to evaluate different irrigation and local antibiotics for the prevention of PJI. Ran is a member of the prestigious North American and International Hip Societies and the North American Knee Society.

Mr John M. Bayram, MBChB MRCS(Ed) BMedSci(Hons), Specialist Registrar, Edinburgh Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

Mr Bayram is an author on a paper in the April 2023 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Clinical frailty is independently associated with joint-specific function and health-related quality of life in patients awaiting a total hip or knee arthroplasty

Bone Jt Open. 2023;4(4):241–249.

Mr John Bayram is a trauma and orthopaedic surgery registrar in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He attended the University of Edinburgh for both medical school and his BMedSci in Sport and Exercise Medicine. During this time, John published the first paper to describe the epidemiology of university American football injuries in the UK.

John’s current research interests are focused on arthroplasty waiting times and their impact on patient outcomes, as well as the potential benefits of robotic-arm assisted arthroplasty. He is currently an associate principal investigator for the RACER randomized controlled trial, which is comparing manual and robotic-arm assisted total knee arthroplasty. John also chairs the Edinburgh Trainee Experience Group in Orthopaedics, which focuses on improving the trainee experience through quality improvement.

Outside of work, John enjoys spending his time exercising (in the sun, Scottish weather permitting), wild swimming, drinking coffee, and going to Scottish rugby games with his family.

Follow John Bayram on Twitter: @jackbayram

Mr Arjun Patel, MBBS, BSc, MRCS, Clinical Research Fellow, MSk Lab, Sir Michael Uren Biomedical Engineering Research Hub, Imperial College London, London, UK.

Mr Patel is an author on a paper in the March 2023 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Metabolic equivalent of task scores avoid the ceiling effect observed with conventional patient-reported outcome scores following knee arthroplasty

Bone Jt Open. 2023;4(3):129-137.

Mr Arjun Patel is a Trauma & Orthopaedic registrar on the North West Thames Orthopaedic rotation. He completed his undergraduate training at Imperial College London and holds a First Class intercalated degree in Healthcare Management.

Arjun’s main research interests are in lower limb arthroplasty; his featured article explores the use of various patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) before and after knee arthroplasty procedures. Arjun was privileged to conduct this research at Imperial’s MSk Lab under the supervision of Dr Amy Garner and Professor Justin Cobb.

Arjun is committed to teaching and training, spending a year as an anatomy demonstrator at the University of Bristol, and is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Outside of work, Arjun enjoys spending time with friends and family as well as playing football or water polo.

Dr Sayf Faraj, MD, PhD, Resident Orthopaedic Surgery, The Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Dr Faraj is an author on a paper in the February 2023 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Custom-made acetabular revision arthroplasty for pelvic discontinuity: Can we handle the challenge?

Bone Jt Open. 2023;4(2):53–61.

Dr Sayf Faraj is currently a resident in orthopaedic surgery in the Netherlands (Sint Maartenskliniek, Radboud University Medical Center, and Rijnstate Arnhem). During his medical studies he participated in a combined MD-PhD programme, where he performed scientific research alongside his medical degree. He completed his PhD trajectory on the assessment of outcomes in patients with adult spinal deformity. For this PhD, Sayf conducted research in close collaboration with internationally renowned spine surgeons, which has resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and (inter)national presentations.

Sayf has received multiple research grants from the Scoliosis Research Society and AO Spine, including personal grants from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

During his residency programme, Sayf gained special clinical interest in spine surgery and (revision) arthroplasty of the hip. His featured article examines the outcome of patients with THA acetabular loosening and pelvic discontinuity, who were treated with a custom-made triflange acetabular component.

Sayf aims to complete his clinical training in 2026.

Dr Max Hardwick-Morris, BEng (Hons I), Research Manager, PhD Candidate, 360 Med Care, Sydney, Australia; Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.

Dr Hardwick-Morris is an author on a paper in the January 2023 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Iliopsoas tendonitis after total hip arthroplasty: an improved detection method with applications to preoperative planning

Bone Jt Open. 2023;4(1):3–12.

Dr Max Hardwick-Morris graduated from the University of Sydney with First Class Honours in Biomedical Engineering and Commerce (Finance) in 2018, and currently works at 360 Med Care/Enovis as the Hip Research Manager. In addition to this, he is completing his PhD at Flinders University under the supervision of Professor Mark Taylor, focusing on computational modelling of the soft tissues around the hip joint with the goal of integrating this into preoperative templating for total hip arthroplasty to optimize component positioning.

Max has a keen interest in research, and has authored several papers in orthopaedics journals spanning topics such as novel protocols for personalized rehabilitation, leg length discrepancy, iliopsoas tendonitis, and functional femoral anteversion. He has also presented at several international academic conferences and been awarded multiple prizes for his work.

In his spare time, Max is a keen runner, plays golf every weekend at Northbridge Golf Club, and is completing a course to be a registered marriage celebrant.

Miss Daisy Latijnhouwers, MSc, PhD Candidate, Orthopaedics Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Miss Latijnhouwers is an author on a paper in the December 2022 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

No time to waste; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hip, knee, and shoulder arthroplasty surgeries in the Netherlands and Denmark

Bone Jt Open. 2022;3(12):977–990.

Miss Daisy Latijnhouwers is currently a PhD Candidate at the Orthopaedics Department at Leiden University Medical Center. She coordinates the Longitudinal Leiden Orthopaedics Outcomes of Osteo-Arthritis Study (LOAS), a multicentre, longitudinal prospective cohort study initiated in 2012. The main goal of the study is to investigate the impact of total hip and knee arthroplasties on societal participation (physical activity, sports, and (paid/unpaid) work) and healthcare usage, including rehabilitation. Studies using LOAS data mainly focus on the role of personal factors on outcomes after hip and knee arthroplasty.

Besides coordinating the LOAS, Daisy’s main focus is epidemiological research and working with large datasets. She collaborated with the Dutch Arthroplasty Register (LROI) to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on orthopaedic arthroplasty care in both the Netherlands and Denmark, and is currently working on a project regarding outcomes in multiple joint arthroplasty patients.

During her PhD, Daisy also successfully completed the programme to become an epidemiologist. Her academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Science Health Sciences and Master of Science Human Movement Sciences at Maastricht University, the Netherlands.

Dr Ruth Knight, MMath, PhD, Senior Medical Statistician, Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Dr Knight is an author on a paper in the October 2022 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Radiological malunion after ankle fractures in older adults: definitions and new thresholds derived from clinical outcome data from the AIM trial

Bone Jt Open. 2022;3(10):841–849.

Dr Ruth Knight is currently a Statistical Lead at the Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre, where she provides expert statistical input to a wide range of clinical trials across a variety of clinical areas. Prior to this she was a Senior Medical Statistician at Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit, where her main focus was on trials in orthopaedics. She also advises DPhil students, is the statistical co-applicant on several National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) grants, and has worked with the Research Design Service advising researchers on their grant applications.

Ruth’s methodological research interests include randomization approaches for clinical trials, in particular understanding whether the methods we currently use are optimal. As a member of the Randomization Innovative Design Scientific Working Group, she has collaborated with researchers worldwide on several projects about randomization methods and their implementation.

Ruth completed a PhD at King’s College London, where her research concerned the development of a statistical approach to combine data from clinical trials with data from routine clinical practice to give more accurate estimates of treatment effects.

Dr Helen Dakin, DPhil, MSc, MSci, MA, University Research Lecturer, Health Economics Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Dr Dakin is an author on a paper in the November 2022 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Cost-effectiveness of adalimumab for early-stage Dupuytren’s disease: an economic evaluation based on a randomized controlled trial and individual-patient simulation model

Bone Jt Open. 2022;3(11):898–906.

Dr Helen Dakin is a health economist specializing in assessing the cost-effectiveness of healthcare interventions. She has studied at University of Oxford, City University London, and University of Cambridge, and has been conducting health economics research at University of Oxford since 2008.

Helen has extensive experience of conducting model-based economic evaluations and economic evaluation alongside trials. This has included a variety of orthopaedic studies, e.g. joint replacement, fractures, and inflammatory arthritis. Her research interests include methods for trial and model-based economic evaluation, with particular focus on uncertainty, interacting healthcare decisions and factorial trials.

Several of Helen’s studies have been published in Bone & Joint Open and The Bone & Joint Journal, including the Knee Arthroplasty Trial, the Arthroplasty Candidacy Help Engine (ACHE tool) evaluating referral criteria for hip and knee replacement, and the DRAFFT2 trial on distal radius fractures. Her featured article assesses the cost-effectiveness of adalimumab for the treatment of early Dupuytren’s disease.

Dr Anne-Marie Hutchison, PhD, MSC, BSc Hons, MCSP, Consultant Physiotherapist, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Port Talbot; Honorary Senior Lecturer, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, UK.

Dr Hutchison is an author on a paper in the September 2022 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Functional outcome and patient satisfaction with a ‘self-care’ protocol for minimally displaced distal radius fractures: a service evaluation

Bone Jt Open. 2022;3(9):726–732.

Dr Anne-Marie Hutchison undertook her Physiotherapy training at Cardiff University. Since qualifying in 1999, she has worked in Swansea Bay University Health Board gaining a wide variety of experience in musculoskeletal medicine and orthopaedic trauma. In 2017, she was appointed a Consultant Physiotherapist post.

Her academic qualifications include BSc Hons Physiotherapy, MSc Musculoskeletal medicine, and a PhD in Medicine awarded for studies into the treatment and management of an Achilles tendinopathy. Anne-Marie maintains both an active clinical and research role, and she has numerous publications and presented her work nationally and internationally. She has a particular interest in service improvement research, which challenges existing historical boundaries. Anne-Marie is one of the pioneers of functional rehabilitation approach for Achilles tendon ruptures (Swansea Morriston Achilles Rupture Treatment, SMART protocol). Her current research interests focus on virtual fracture clinic ‘self-management protocols’, predictive modelling of the outcome of treatments for chronic Achilles tendinopathy and plantar fasciopathy, plus the use of technology to assess orthopaedic rehabilitation.

Outside of work Anne-Marie enjoys spending time with family and friends, travelling, and participating in sport. She has represented Wales on numerous occasions in athletics and competed in the XTERRA World Championship in Hawaii. Although now retired from competitive sport, she is still an active member of both Neath Harriers and Triathlon Coaching Wales.

Mr John Hardman MBChB, BSc, FRCS (orth), AFHEA, Consultant Hand, Wrist and Elbow Surgeon, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay; Department of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK.

Mr Hardman is an author on a paper in the August 2022 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Patterns of injury and treatment for distal radius fractures at a major trauma centre

Bone Jt Open. 2022;3(8):623–627.

John Hardman is a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, specializing in hand and wrist surgery. He completed his specialist training in the North-West Thames deanery, before undertaking subspecialist training in the orthoplastic hand units at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and the Pulvertaft Hand Centre during his fellowship.

Mr Hardman was recently appointed to a consultant post across both Torbay and Royal Devon and Exeter hospitals. He is currently working to establish a hub-and-spoke service for provision of specialist care in the region, as well as contributing to local expansion of the Exeter hand unit.

His research interests are in medicolegal analysis and trauma. As part of the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) working party on clinical negligence, Mr Hardman continues to produce analysis of trends in litigation to inform orthopaedic practice and drive patient safety. His featured article examines the relationship between patterns of injury and treatment modality in distal radius fractures seen in a major trauma setting.

Dr Santiago A. Lozano-Calderón, MD, PhD, Attending Physician, Division of Orthopaedic Oncology, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Dr Lozano-Calderón is an author on a paper in the August 2022 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Comparison of carbon fibre and titanium intramedullary nails in orthopaedic oncology

Bone Jt Open. 2022;3(8):648–655.

Dr Santiago A. Lozano-Calderón is an Attending Orthopaedic surgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital and an Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. A widely recognized researcher nationally and internationally, Santiago has presented and published extensively in hand and upper extremity surgery as well as orthopaedic oncology. His clinical interests include the use of radiolucent implants in orthopaedic oncology such as carbon fibre and plates and photodynamic nails, intraoperative oncologic dyes, techniques in limb reconstruction, custom-made designed implants, periprosthetic and implant infections, functional ablative surgery, and application of artificial intelligence in oncological prediction models.

In addition to his research interests and clinical duties, Santiago is heavily involved in teaching and academic activities with the Harvard Medical School Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program and the Harvard Orthopaedic Oncology Fellowship. Through different weekly academic sessions, clinics, and the operating room time, he is responsible for the training of medical students, residents, and fellows in orthopaedic oncology.

Santiago enjoys spending time with his wife and their five children. He loves to travel and plays the guitar in his free time.

Dr Sandro Hodel, MD, Attending Physician, Department of Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.

Dr Hodel is an author on a paper in the July 2022 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

A systematic analysis of preprints in Trauma & Orthopaedic surgery

Bone Jt Open. 2022;3(7):582–588.

Dr Sandro Hodel is an orthopaedic surgeon focusing on reconstructive knee surgery at Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich. After board certification in 2021 and completion of a research fellowship at ROCS (Research in Orthopedic Computer Science) Balgrist Campus, he published numerous papers in high-ranked peer-reviewed orthopaedic journals. Besides the interest in reconstructive knee surgery, Sandro is interested in various general scientific orthopaedic and trauma topics.

The investigation of preprint servers in the orthopaedic literature highlights a hot topic and will be of immense interest for the orthopaedic community in the future.

Outside of work, Sandro enjoys spending time with his young family and outdoor activities such as mountain biking, hiking, and jogging.

Mr Peter Hughes, FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, UK.

Mr Hughes is an author on a paper in the June 2022 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

How does hip and knee arthroplasty affect golfer performance and what should be expected regarding return to play?

Bone Jt Open. 2022;3(6):510–514.

Mr Peter Hughes is an upper limb consultant at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester. He completed a fellowship in shoulder and elbow surgery at the University of New South Wales in 2001. In 1998 he was awarded best research poster prize at the International Congress of Shoulder Surgery. He is an active member of the British Shoulder and Elbow Society, and currently President of the North West Upper Limb Group.

Peter is orthopaedic surgeon and medical officer to the Open Golf Championship and also sits as the orthopaedic expert on the Medical Committee for British Fencing. He has research interests managing trauma and return to play in both golf and fencing. When time allows, he enjoys playing golf and is a member at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.

Mr Andy Craig, MBChB, BA (Hons), MSc (Res.), FRCS (Tr&Orth), Specialty Trainee, Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK.

Mr Craig is an author on a paper in the May 2022 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Musculoskeletal tuberculosis in Bradford: 12 years of outcomes and observations in a high-incidence region of the UK

Bone Jt Open. 2022;3(5):432–440.

Mr Andy Craig is a senior Registrar from the North Yorkshire Orthopaedic training rotation. He completed his undergraduate Medical training at The University of Leeds School of Medicine. He holds an intercalated Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Ethics and a Masters by Research in Biomedical Engineering; he was privileged to conduct his postgraduate research under the supervision of Professors Eileen Ingham and John Fisher at the Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (iMBE). He has experience of presenting research on both National and International podiums. His clinical interests include: lower limb arthroplasty, periprosthetic fracture, implant design, prosthetic/bone infection, and limb reconstruction.

Andy enjoys contributing to the training of junior colleagues and supporting clinical progression. He is a committed advocate for his colleagues, having represented departments at Trust level and fellow Specialty Trainees at regional level. He has convened courses and delivered curricula for medical students, junior surgical trainees, and Physician Associates.

Andy is never far from music, whether listening or performing. He enjoys building, modifying, and collecting electric guitars and amplifiers. His extracurricular interests also include: Six Nations Rugby, joinery, sequential art, and single malt whisky. He is a proud father to Sophie and fortunate husband to an Irish wife.

Mr Richard Holleyman, MBBS, MSc, FRCS (Tr&Orth), Specialty Trainee in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Health Education North-East, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Mr Holleyman is an author on a paper in the April 2022 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Comparison of early outcomes of arthroscopic labral repair or debridement: a study using the UK Non-Arthroplasty Hip Registry dataset

Bone Jt Open. 2022;3(4):291–301.

Mr Richard Holleyman is a registrar in Trauma & Orthopaedic surgery based in the North-East, and is currently undertaking a PhD studying outcomes following hip surgery using national datasets. Richard is privileged to have been awarded research fellowships from the Royal College of Surgeons of England (Shears Fellowship), Orthopaedic Research UK, the British Hip Society, and the National Hip Fracture Database (honorary) in support of his work.

Richard has a passion for epidemiological research and informatics, having worked extensively with large national datasets including the Non-Arthroplasty Hip Registry (where he has helped to produce the annual report since 2017), National Joint Registry, National Hip Fracture Database, and Hospital Episode Statistics. Over the last decade, Richard has developed particular expertise in the linkage and modelling of complex local and population level data for research, health surveillance, and quality improvement and has worked with, and consulted for, a number of public and private organizations.

Outside of work Richard enjoys spending time with his young family, fitness, non-fiction reading, travel, coffee, and Neapolitan pizza (always a Margherita).

Mr George M. Cooper, Medical Student, Edinburgh Medical School, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

Mr Cooper is an author on a paper in the March 2022 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Autologous versus synthetic bone grafts for the surgical management of tibial plateau fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Bone Jt Open. 2022;3(3):218–228.

Mr George M. Cooper is a medical student with a keen interest in academic research, particularly in orthopaedics, immunology, and critical care. He recently undertook a BMedSci (Hons) in Anaesthetics, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, exploring the metabolic dysregulation of neutrophils in acute respiratory distress syndrome.

George’s current research interests involve immune biology and therapeutics, novel approaches to fluid status assessment in circulatory shock, and assessing the impact of delayed orthopaedic procedures on patient functional, psychological, and quality of life outcomes. In the long term, George is interested in the role of inflammation in health and novel immunotherapies in disease processes.

In addition to his research interests, George recognizes the personal importance of education and is currently undertaking an Undergraduate Certificate of Medical Education in parallel with primary medical qualification. Outside of his studies, George is a keen runner and works as a sailing instructor.

Mr Patrick G. Robinson, MBChB MRCS(Ed) MSc(Res), Specialist Registrar, Edinburgh Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh; PGA European Tour Performance Institute, Virginia Water, UK.

Mr Robinson is an author on two papers in the February 2022 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Golfers have a greater improvement in their hip specific function compared to non-golfers after total hip arthroplasty, but less than three-quarters returned to golf

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Infographic: Total hip arthroplasty in golfers

Bone Jt Open. 2022;3(1):145–151 & 152–154.

Mr Patrick Robinson is a trauma and orthopaedic surgery registrar at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He attended the University of Glasgow medical school and then undertook the academic foundation programme in Edinburgh. During his orthopaedic training, Patrick was awarded an MSc by Research from the University of Edinburgh assessing the psychometric properties of patient reported outcome metrics used in hip arthroscopy. He is currently the PGA European Tour research fellow and co-authored the first International Olympic Committee consensus on injuries and illness reporting in golf. Other topics of research include the biomechanics of the golf swing and its relationship to injury, as well as the recovery to recreational golf following hip and knee arthroplasty. He is a member of the medical roster on the European Tour.

Patrick also has an interest in healthcare policy and is currently working for the Scottish Government and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh as a Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellow. His main focus is on the establishment of elective national treatment centres and reducing surgical waiting times. Alongside this year, he is undertaking an MBA from Edinburgh Business School as a recipient of the Scottish Skills Scholarship.

Dr Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon; Director of Adult Reconstructive Surgery Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Dr Piuzzi is an author on a paper in the January 2022 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Potential benefits, unintended consequences, and future roles of artificial intelligence in orthopaedic surgery research: a call to emphasize data quality and indications

Bone Jt Open. 2022;3(1):93–97.

Dr Piuzzi is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in adult joint reconstruction at Cleveland Clinic and currently serves as Adult Joint Reconstructive Surgery Research Director. As an orthopaedic clinician-scientist his expertise is in primary and revision total hip and knee procedures for the treatment of osteoarthritis, osteonecrosis, arthrofibrosis, osteolysis, periprosthetic infections, and periprosthetic fractures. As such, his research is directly translational to his clinical practice, reinforcing the clinician-scientist role. He is committed to the development and optimization of strategies for preservation, repair, regeneration, augmentation or replacement of musculoskeletal tissues. Dr Piuzzi’s vision is to advance patient care through Evidence-Based Orthopaedic Surgery and Personalized Medicine.

Along with his commitment to providing outstanding patient care and performing high quality impactful research, Dr Piuzzi believes strongly in the importance of advancing the field of orthopaedics through involvement in leadership, advocacy, and education, and is actively involved in mentoring medical students, residents, and fellows. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT), and American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) among others. He serves in the ORS Clinical Research Committee, AAOS American Joint Replacement Registry Young Committee, AAHKS Research Committee, and ISCT Musculoskeletal Committee. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles, presented in multiple national and international meetings, and won multiple awards.

Dr Sufian S. Ahmad, MD, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedic Department of the Medical School of Hannover (MHH), Annastift Hospital, Hannover, Germany.

Dr Ahmad is an author on a paper in the December 2021 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Frontal knee alignment influences the vertical orientation of the femoral neck in standing position

Bone Jt Open. 2021;2(12):1057–1061.

Dr Sufian S. Ahmad is an award-winning scholar and clinician with a special interest in arthroplasty and joint preservation surgery. After having spent his initial postgraduate period in basic research at the University of Bern in Switzerland, he developed a particular interest in regenerative joint research and tissue engineering. He then completed his clinical training in orthopaedic surgery at the Inselspital of the University of Bern as well as Cape Town University Hospital, University of Tübingen, and the Charité of Berlin.

Alongside his clinical practice, he realized the need for translating high-level ideas into clinical practice. His portfolio includes several successful examples of translation into clinical practice, which have been brought to success with international collaborations and have occupied a spotlight position in the academic surgical community.

Sufian currently holds a consultant post in Hannover at the Annastift Orthopaedic Hospital of the Hannover Medical School (MHH) and has many academic responsibilities as an academic clinician and associate professor. He has a special interest in arthroplasty and osteotomies of the hip and pelvis, including periacetabular osteotomies and proximal femur osteotomies.

Sufian has been granted many awards including the Jon Karlsson award for outstanding clinical research in 2018, the KSSTA best reviewer award in 2018, and the Jacques Duparc EFORT award in 2021.

Mr Vilas Narayan Sadekar, MS (ortho), Registrar, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Hull University Teaching Hospitals- NHS trusts, Kingston upon Hull, UK.

Mr Sadekar is an author on a paper in the November 2021 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

A randomized controlled trial comparing functional outcomes for navigated kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty versus navigated mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty: the MaKKRO trial

Bone Jt Open. 2021;2(11):945–950.

Mr Vilas Sadekar is currently working as a registrar in Hull University teaching Hospitals in East Yorkshire. He did his initial training in orthopaedics in Goa, India, and then moved to the UK after. He won multiple awards in Goa, such as the S.S. Dempo gold medal and Aggarwal award for the resident of the year. In the UK, Mr Sadekar has been able to pursue his academic and research interests, and he was a workshop tutor at the Edge of a Knife: HYMS 7th National Undergraduate Surgical Conference.

Currently, along with his training, Mr Sadekar is also the lead investigator for the MaKKRO trial. He has been a member of various orthopaedic societies in UK and India, and plans to complete a PhD in the future. Mr Sadekar believes that thoughtful leadership and research may see the development of innovative clinical systems, enabling delivery of highly effective patient care.

Beyond work, Mr Sadekar enjoys spending time with friends and family. He loves travelling whenever he can, and his other hobbies include running and playing tennis.

Mr Jasper Prijs, BSc, PhD Candidate, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Centre, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia.

Mr Prijs is an author on a paper in the October 2021 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

An increasing number of convolutional neural networks for fracture recognition and classification in orthopaedics: are these externally validated and ready for clinical application?

Bone Jt Open. 2021;2(10):879–885.

Mr Jasper Prijs is a Cotutelle MD/PhD candidate who has just returned from a research fellowship at Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University (Australia) and is currently working at the University Medical Center Groningen (The Netherlands). His PhD thesis focusses on ankle fractures and advanced imaging, of which a substantial part is Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). This thesis is part of a bigger research group with a special focus on AI and 3D techniques under supervision of Prof. J. N. Doornberg, Prof. R. L. Jaarsma, Prof. P. C. Jutte and dr. F. F. A. IJpma, and global collaboration with the Machine Learning Consortium.

The first aim of the Consortium is to connect Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons and expert Computer Scientists in a collaborative effort to develop machine learning (ML)-driven probability calculators for risk stratification and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for fracture detection and recognition. The second aim of the ML consortium is to connect international data sets to facilitate the complete spectrum of algorithm development from training, testing, and external validation, to prospective evaluation of CNNs or ML probability calculators in an international collaborative effort.

Mr Prijs’ interest in research lies in innovative techniques and in addition acquiring new skills along the way, for example programming. He enjoys presenting his research locally in The Netherlands and Australia, but also internationally including at the EFORT and OTA meetings last year. He is looking forward to what CNNs will bring to fracture care in the coming years.

Dr Alexander Zargaran, MBBS, BSc (Hons), FHEA, Academic Foundation Doctor, King's College London, London; Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Dr Zargaran is an author on a paper in the September 2021 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

The role of Vitamin D in orthopaedic infection: a systematic literature review

Bone Jt Open. 2021;2(9):721–727.

Dr Alexander Zargaran is currently a Plastic Surgery Themed Core Surgical Trainee at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, having completed the Academic Foundation Programme in Medical Education at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. He is a graduate from St George’s Hospital Medical School, Imperial College Business School, and King’s College London.

Alexander’s research interests include plastic surgery, orthopaedic surgery, digital innovation and education. He is the recipient of research prizes from The Wellcome Trust (2015), Wolfson Foundation (2015), British Trauma Society (2018), British Association of Infection (2019), Leading Innovative Vascular Education (2019), and National Plastic Surgery Research Forum (2019). He is the author of over 30 peer-reviewed publications spanning systematic reviews, meta-analyses, economic analyses, and qualitative and quantitative studies. To date, he has raised over £200,000 in research and innovation funding.

Alexander is an NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur and researcher at King’s College London, developing strategies to leverage technological innovations to improve education, patient safety, and quality of care.

Mr Sarkhell Radha, MBChB, PG Cert, MSc, MBA, MRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth), Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Clinical Lead, and COVID-19 Co-ordinating Consultant, Croydon University Hospital, Thornton Heath, UK.

Mr Radha is an author on a paper in the August 2021 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the length of stay following total hip and knee arthroplasty in a high volume elective orthopaedic unit

Bone Jt Open. 2021;2(8):655–660.

Mr Sarkhell Radha is a fellowship trained, multiple award winning consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon. He is a keen researcher, active member of many Trauma and Orthopaedic societies, and mentor to his junior colleagues. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed publications, and is the lead for the first international Best Practice Guideline project in arthroscopic management of Femoral Acetabular Impingement syndrome (FAI) as part of The Hip Preservation Society.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr Radha held responsibility as the COVID-19 Co-ordinating Consultant. Mr Radha wrote the Croydon University Hospital, Trauma and Orthopaedic Service COVID-19 Strategy document. Subsequently, as the number of cases decreased, he went to initiate and write the first ‘Evidence based suggestions for the return to elective orthopaedic surgery following the COVID-19 pandemic’. This was published by the British Orthopaedic Association and presented on the National Orthopaedic Alliance webinar. In addition to his clinical, management, and research commitments, Mr Radha is a founding member of the Croydon Elective Centre, and was a driving member for this initiative to support the increased demand on elective services following the COVID-19 pandemic.

As well as working in the UK, Mr Radha is a visiting surgeon to a war zone area of Kurdistan, Iraq. As part of his work internationally, he has successfully undertaken surgery and supervised a team performing arthroplasty including complex arthroplasty and prosthetic joint infection surgeries.

Mr Matthew Hampton, MRCS, FRCS (Tr&Orth), Orthopaedic Specialist Registrar, South Yorkshire Rotation, Sheffield, UK.

Matthew Hampton is an author on a paper in the July 2021 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

The orthopaedic waiting list crisis: two sides of the story

Bone Jt Open. 2021;2(7):530–534.

Mr Matthew Hampton is an ST8 Orthopaedic Registrar training on the South Yorkshire Rotation. His subspeciality interest is in paediatric and adult soft tissue knee surgery. He has won awards for his research presentations, both locally at the South Yorkshire Orthopaedics Registrars' Day and nationally at the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association (BOSTAA) Annual Meeting.

Matt’s current research interests are in the evolving field of paediatric knee surgery and knee joint preservation. He hopes to formalize his role in an academic department in the future.

Outside of work Matt enjoys spending time with his friends and family or playing golf and football when time allows.

Dr Graeme Hoit, MD, PhD (c), Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, Division of Orthopaedics, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Graeme Hoit is an author on a paper in the June 2021 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

The association of preoperative blood markers with postoperative readmissions following arthroplasty

Bone Jt Open. 2021;2(6):388–396.

Dr Graeme Hoit is currently an Orthopaedic Surgery Resident at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and concurrently a PhD candidate within the field of Clinical Epidemiology with the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. He previously graduated from medical school at the University of Toronto, after completing Bachelor of Health Sciences with a Global Health Specialization at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Graeme is a CIHR Vanier Scholar and was previously awarded the CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship for his graduate studies work.

Graeme’s clinical and research interests lie within the field of young adult hip disorders, hip preservation surgery, and total hip arthroplasty, where he aims to improve patient selection and outcomes for operative and nonoperative treatment of hip pain in young patients.

Outside of work, Graeme is a proud father and husband. He is an avid Toronto sports fan, enjoys backcountry canoe camping, cooking, and cocktail making.

Assoc. Prof. Christian Konrads, MD, Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, BG Klinik, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.

Christian Konrads is an author on a paper in the May 2021 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Follow-up definitions in clinical orthopaedic research: a systematic review

Bone Jt Open. 2021;2(5):344-350.

Chris was born and raised in Cologne, Germany. He graduated from the University of Ulm in Germany in 2008. For his doctoral thesis, Chris conducted experimental research on bone-healing working together with Prof Lutz Claes at the Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics in Ulm.

Chris specialized in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the Orthopaedic Clinic König-Ludwig-Haus, University of Würzburg. He received special training in Shoulder-, Elbow-, and Knee-Surgery before he moved to a German Level I Trauma Center in Tübingen as a consultant. Chris conducted several clinical studies about ligamentous instabilities of the knee leading to his professorial thesis.

Chris’s clinical work is mainly focused on orthopaedic trauma, orthopaedic sports medicine, degenerative joint pathologies, and osteotomies. He is a member of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology (DGOU), the German Knee Society (DKG), and the German Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE), and is also a certified instructor of the Society for Arthroscopy and Joint-Surgery (AGA).

Dr Shachar Kenan, MD, Orthopaedic Attending Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics, North Shore- Long Island Jewish Hospital, Northwell Health Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA.

Dr Kenan is an author on a paper in the April 2021 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Did COVID-19 related delays in surgical management lead to patient morbidity in the orthopaedic oncological population?: a retrospective observational single centre study

Bone Jt Open. 2021;2(4):236-242.

Dr Shachar Kenan is a musculoskeletal oncologist, fellowship trained at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is an assistant professor at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health, New York, USA, where he previously completed his orthopaedic residency. He is a graduate of the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, Israel.

His research interests include novel approaches to surgically managing soft tissue sarcomas using tumour paint and photodynamic therapy. He is the recipient of multiple awards on both a national and local level, including the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) resident travel grant, Jodi Fisher Memorial Excellence Award in Orthopaedic Research, and was twice awarded first prize paper at the annual Orthopaedic Summit: Evolving Techniques meeting. He is currently a candidate member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS).

Dr Kenan’s clinical focus is on providing personalized care to treating bone and soft tissue tumours with an emphasis on limb-sparing surgery. He also treats a variety of non-oncological conditions. Primary and complex revision arthroplasty, open reduction and internal fixation, and knee/shoulder arthroscopy are all within the scope of his practice.

His goals for patient care include palliation of pain, improved function, and curing disease to allow patients to return to their pre-disease state, enjoying physical activities, work, life, and family.

Mrs Hannah James, PhD MRCS, Specialist Registrar in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire; Honorary Clinical Lecturer in Surgical Education, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Coventry, UK.

Mrs James is an author on a paper in the March 2021 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

The dawn of a new competency-based training era: a 70-year perspective on post-graduate training reform in trauma and orthopaedic surgery

Bone Jt Open. 2021;2(3):181-190.

Mrs Hannah James is currently a Specialist Registrar in Trauma & Orthopaedics on the Warwick rotation. She has recently completed her PhD on high-fidelity simulation for postgraduate surgical training. Hannah is a former NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow and was awarded research fellowships from Versus Arthritis and the Royal College of Surgeons to support her doctoral work.

Hannah’s research expertise is in modelling complex surgical learning curves and measuring skill transfer from the simulated environment to the real-world operating theatre. She is a member of the RCS expert advisory network in surgical education and regularly speaks at national conferences about developing the evidence base for simulation in surgical training. She is also a founding member of the BOA Equality and Diversity research working group. Her current post-doctoral work is mapping the role of simulation for training recovery post-COVID-19 and identifying the causes of attrition from orthopaedic training, the ‘leaky pipeline’.

Outside of work Hannah is a busy mum of three young daughters. She is passionate about promoting flexible training and gender equality in both surgery and academia.

Mr Tom Schlösser, MD, PhD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Mr Schlösser is an author on a paper in the March 2021 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Health-related quality of life and sagittal balance at two to 25 years after posterior transfixation for high-grade dysplastic spondylolisthesis

Bone Jt Open. 2021;2(3):163-173.

Mr Tom P.C. Schlösser is an orthopaedic surgeon in The Netherlands. Tom completed a full-time PhD-trajectory on the role of the sagittal profile changes during growth within the causation of idiopathic scoliosis (supervisor professor René Castelein). For this PhD, Tom performed research fellowships at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Yale University, and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. These international research collaborations have been of great importance to him for the development of academic skills. For one of his publications, Tom was awarded the AOSpine European Young Researcher Award.

His clinical knowledge on the management of paediatric and adult spinal deformities has significantly been enlarged by visiting the spine department of the CMCR des Massues in Lyon, France and a fellowship at the Scottish National Spine Deformity Service. The long-standing dedication to the care of patients with paediatric deformities of this national service has led to this cohort study on the long-term outcomes of a single surgical technique for a relatively rare disease.

Tom is a member of the Dutch Orthopaedic Society, European Spine Society, AO Spine, and Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), and serves in the SRS Non-Operative Committee.

Mrs Samantha Downie, MRCS (Ed), MBChB, BMedSci (Hons), Honorary Clinical Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh; Specialty Trainee Orthopaedics & Trauma, East of Scotland Deanery, Dundee, UK.

Mrs Downie is an author on a paper in the February 2021 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

A prospective longitudinal study investigating outcomes including patient-reported outcome measures after surgery for metastatic bone disease: protocol for the BoMA-PRO multi-centre MBD outcomes study

Bone Jt Open. 2021;2(2):79-85.

Mrs Samantha Downie completed her undergraduate medical training with the University of Edinburgh and is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS Ed). She is currently an ST6 orthopaedic trainee with the East of Scotland Deanery in Dundee.

Sam has just returned to training having taken a year out to pursue her PhD with the University of Edinburgh on the topic of bone metastases. She gratefully acknowledges funding for her PhD salary from the Robertson Trust through the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), and funding for the current study from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG) and the Association for Cancer Surgery (BASO-ACS).

Sam has written articles on metastatic bone disease in The Bone & Joint Journal, the British Medical Journal, and Bone & Joint Open. She is an editor for the UK and Ireland In-Training Exam (UKITE) on bone tumours and is an expert member and past chair of the East of Scotland Regional Ethics Committee (REC) 2.

Dr Jeffrey McLaughlin, MD, Medical Director, Kennedy Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA.

Dr McLaughlin is an author on a paper in the January 2021 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Second-generation uncemented total hip arthroplasty: a minimum 20-year follow-up

Bone Jt Open. 2021;2(1):33-39.

Dr Jeffrey McLaughlin is the Medical Director of the Kennedy Center for the Hip and Knee. He specializes in partial and total joint replacement surgery. Dr McLaughlin completed his orthopaedic residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He pursued a fellowship in Adult Reconstructive Surgery with William H. Harris at Massachusetts General Hospital. He received the "Best Clinical Paper" award from the Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation in 2009.

Dr. McLaughin enjoys rock and alpine climbing. He has climbed Aconcagua, The Matterhorn, and Dent du Géant. Currently he prefers less strenuous activities such as skiing and hiking. His wife, Sherri, has run nine marathons, including Boston, New York, and Chicago. He enjoys supporting her in these endeavours. Currently they live in rural Wisconsin and have one son.

Miss Alex Ward, BMedSci(Hons), MRCS MEd, Orthopaedic Registrar, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.

Miss Ward is an author on a paper in the November 2020 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

The impact of COVID-19 on morbidity and mortality in neck of femur fracture patients: a prospective case-control cohort study

Bone Jt Open. 2020;1(11):669–675.

Miss Alex E. Ward is currently a registrar in South Yorkshire. She aims to undertake a PhD in the next few years and is currently involved in research alongside her training. Her main research interest is the assessment and management of ankle fracture-dislocations, having led a national collaborative research study in this area. She has completed a Masters of Higher Education and continues to be actively involved in teaching and mentorship. She has previously organized an emergency surgery course for final year medical students, which has been incorporated into the curriculum at the University of Sheffield.

Alex is a member of the British Orthopaedic Association and the White Rose Surgical Research collaborative, supporting trainees to deliver high quality research. She has received the British Orthopaedic Trainees Associations Orthopaedic Prize at the Association of Surgeons in Training conference for her previous work on the readmissions and complications of Orthopaedic Surgery across Yorkshire and the Humber.

Commander/Dr Ante M. Kalstad, MD, Orthopaedic Consultant Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim; Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim; Norwegian Armed Forces Joint Medical Services, Trondheim, Norway.

Dr Kalstad is an author on a paper in the November 2020 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

Corticosteroid injection for coccydynia: a review of 241 patients

Bone Jt Open. 2020;1(11):709–714.

Commander/Dr Ante M. Kalstad completed medical school at the University of Newcastle, Australia, in 2004, and undertook subsequent specialization in orthopaedic surgery in his native country, Norway. He is a consultant orthopaedic trauma surgeon at the Norwegian Armed Forces, and the orthopaedic trauma department at St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.

Ante’s clinical work is mainly focussed around orthopaedic traumatology, both in a civilian and military setting, and he has gained experience with battlefield trauma through various deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. He is an instructor in advanced trauma life support (ATLS) and AO-advanced trauma courses, as well as military courses in war surgery.

Ante is a member or the Norwegian Orthopaedic Association, where he has also served as a board member. He has pursued clinical research as part of a PhD through the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), where he is currently evaluating the effect of surgical and injection treatment of coccyx disorders. He is an author of two articles on this topic in Bone & Joint Open in 2020.

Mr Galloway is an author on a paper in the November 2020 issue of Bone & Joint Open:

A case review to describe variation in care following diagnosis of Perthes' disease

Bone Joint Open. 2020;1(11):691-695.

Mr Adam Galloway is a specialist Children’s Physiotherapist working at Leeds Children’s Hospital with an interest in Children's Orthopaedics. Adam has worked in Leeds since 2013 and he is currently working as a clinical academic at Leeds Children’s Hospital and University of Leeds, respectively. He has recently completed a HEE/NIHR Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship, which secured two years of funding to spend 50% of his time developing a doctoral fellowship project and application.

The focus of the proposed NIHR PhD will be to develop a non-surgical intervention for the treatment of Perthes’ disease. The project is based on the outcomes of two pieces of work that were completed, and published in Bone & Joint Open as part of the pre-doctoral fellowship. These pieces of work are a case study describing the variation of care children receive post-diagnosis of Perthes’ disease in the UK, and a systematic review exploring non-surgical treatment options for Perthes’ disease.

Adam plans on completing his PhD part-time while continuing to develop in the clinical field of children’s orthopaedics. Outside of work Adam plays football and cycles which, as well as an interest in all things digital, has had a large influence in his proposed PhD study.